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I t J FERRY BOAT 18 LOST Illy Sloamor and Crow o( 32 Is Hvo Days Overdue, WENT DOWN IN LAKE ERIE STORM k Ship Was Valued nt S30O.OOO unci Cargo of Loaded freight Oar Nt About S40.000. Del mil, M Ifh., Dm, II. All hope l Ml tho ear ferry .lnriiict V llessemcr .No. i outlived tli wintry fulo Hint has made l.ukn Krlii it watery graveyard In I In1 )nt 70 hour luu I too n practlci'.ly iiluinduiied u( Dm lionil oiilcoi of 'ho .Mnrquctle k llonoinor Dock A: Navl gallon conijiHiiy, owner of tlm veaael. II la believed ilmt Captain II. II. Me l.i'uil of I'liiincnilt, nml lili crew of .11 wen, have guno il.iwn with tlm ilvntncr. The Mnrquelto k llessemer No. 2 left timneaut, Ohio, nt lOi'lM o'clock Tuea ly morning for 1'urt Stanley, Out., witti no loaded car and, under ordinary eninuiion, 111011111 liavo reached her do.tliiutlim nt 3 o'cluok that after noon, Hho l.. not been .luhtcd bv' liter boa . - ' " rw K'"-" 7wi""irAiriy. The only thing that tan defeat nml tome wreckage wn aecn by tho tho awllehmen In thla struggle la the jlennmr W. II. Davlrk, near Long '"'ehery of kindred organlzatlona. All .Mint, Out V.w.b,,. of the No. 2r:,ir!nhe,,r,,0h,0n,?.,,?;t,.,.t,'en "'" l"lel green. lto 01lr own ,ff,r,. jt .,, ,,fft eharged The Marqucltn k Hesaeiner No. 1 left by I'realdent Lee, of the Ilrotherbond . ,Hnout at 0 o'clock Tueaday for Port of Hallroad Trainmen, through hla press xtanley and II wn 0 hour before he,1n,'."'l.mm'M,r' of our organization r jrv ,",".', ,m7'r rrl " vte;::1-:1:'?: Ihe lake toward l'olnl I'elrn, but baa'ahow that a member of the wltehmen'a roHHd nothing of hor alaler ahlp. Tuga Iiho aeoured the lake and reiort no Irnee of the No. 2. Tkr Marque! In I llo.oinor No. 2 waa nlHf.l nt A0,(KK) ami tho carg.) At more than HO.fMrt). Him waa built ii 4 let Hand In IU09. The boat la operated ! tho I'ero Mnnpietln and tho lleao inr k Lako Krle road. ANOItU'B HALLOON I'OUND. i'aity Met Death In right With Eiklmo Trlte of North. SmniHg, Manitoba, Dee, Uib.p I'awnl, who ha charge of the hio f 1'rlnco Albert, which em! throne, after having been eieludei! I,rare the aub Arctic country to the trnm ,h" ountry' aervlce. nurth of that city, bring, back wlthL;'1' f?j!?ln T'' I" .'i'" f,"1 ,. . , .. , ,, . .' everl Court to dUauade the klni I' 1 hi a atory of the finding of trace of UlliMin In which H. A. Andre, Hwed lib ctplorer, attempted to drift acrota in the North I'ole, One of lllahop DaaCal' inlailonarlea rejiorled tu him that, whllo working miing tho Kaklmoa of the Arctic re gion, he met a trlbo which had aomo if the plunder of the party with them, "lhee natlvea hid In their poaieaalon x quantity of rope of a quality which they could not get In n barter from hipi which enter the A rede Hea, When questioned the Kaklmoa told thnt many yonra before they had come arroMi two white men who eatne down out of tho aky in a "white homo." These men had afterward alarved to slealb, and the native had veiled upon the balloon. Iho cordairo of which they . soiiverted to their uaea. lliahup I'aaenl Inatrucled tho mlaalon- rv to return nnd get further detalla. A Hudson'a liny fnelor haa tho aamo rei lid report In n somewhat dificrenl form. a atnry la connrmcu irom me 1,011 -sits it uflleo of the company, where It villi sent In ortlclnl dltatehea. Accord ing tn Iho factor, an Indlau arrived nt ht poat on tho Upper Churchill in ItMNi from nn extended trnpplng nnd Iriiiliug trip along tho borders of tho Aretie in northern Cauada, The Indian told of having met a ixirly of Kaklmo who had been hunt ing 011 one of the lalnnda of the Arctic sii'cnii, and ono day they beheld a pe culiar nppnritlon In the aky, When i llimlly landed, threo men stepped nut. They started to Approach the nn live, who wero In a stale of terror nnd nmile hostile demonstrations. Ono of the white men tired a gun and a fight followed In which tho natives were victorious, killing all three of the "wnnderer. Eagle Carrie Trap rr. Sacramento. Cnl.. Dee, 11. Last week mi englo wna killed at Klllson ranch. near Kdgewood. In tho tipper part of Vltklyou county, and on ono of Its foet wo attached a No. 3 steel trail, It bn Juat been learned that on Novem- ilior S3 nu euglo got into a No. 3 stcol trnp belonging to N.' (lreontlnto of I'lymoutii, Amador county, uud carried the trim uwny with it. It I bullovud tho englo killed nt Kdgewood, which im liml .iliMtii firm .iIah .rt,H in,,., .ii.tl. ,,. ,., uw wv flt-H 4JIIIII A JTIIIUIIIII, In nn nlr lino, la tho snmo that carried oil Mr. (lreenaliito's trnp about ton ihya bo fore. Strike Closes Hour Mill, l'arlbiiult. Minn., Doc. 11. Tho Bliof-nold-Kliig Hour mill, employing 100 men, luu been forced to cloao liocnuso tho compnuy ciinnot got wheat. UNIONH WILL AID flTMKERB. Chicago Federation of Labor Pledge Iti Support, Chicago, Dee. 7. Indoralng (lie stand tnlii'ii by (i switchmen In tlia north witat, unions nfflllntiid with tlm Chicago Federation of Labor Imvo plodgod tho strikers moral And financial support. Hitter Attack worn inn do on tho rail rond brotherhood! who Imvo refused to nld tio (wltehmou, Thnt tho men In Chicago eipect to bo drawn Into tho atruggln wa made pinm uy .inmo 11. rnnnor, vice proal dnt of tho iwltchmon's union, who declared that If n atrlka la ordered hero Hie union 111011 belonging to the llrother hood of Hnllrond Trainmen will go out with tho awltchmeii nnd "refuse to bo led by n wolf In aheap' clothing." Prealdenl Hnwley, of tho iwitehmeu'a .l.ltM Im Ul IIMIUM III 111. Will, I'aiil, Aunotineed tonight Ilmt tho men at all eastern nolnta waro .prepared to strike on a uminont'a no ! tiro, but that tho alluntlon nt thli time doea not warrant ordering them out, at tho Ho up In tho northweat U practically complete. Agnlnat tho optimistic vlewa of l'rcl leut Hnwley, dispatches from Ilia cities alToclfld itated that the movement of train wa beliiK hindered more by the heavy fall of anow than by any lack of men to throw the awltche. Nearly 100 ear of wheat were moved Into Minne apolis today by the Oreat Northern, and freight waa handled at the Minnesota transfer for the Drat time alnce the i strike began We have evervthtnir llrd tin frnm Duluth to Seattle," tab! Mr. Connor, ' "? '..wo ".?. D, fP " "' P i"niii inn rauroana are reaay 10 treat 11a union ever 'acabbed' In hla life." aconoK or onEEOK to quit. rrefer Abdication Now to Dlnc Which Seem Certain. Ilsrlln, Dee. 7 King Denrge of Oreeee aaya tho "Wiener Allgemelne Zeltnng," which I Iniplred by the Auatrlan foreign office, ha resumed the Idea of abdicating for hlmaelf and hla dynaaty. The klni? cannot ovrrronm tlm f.i I that hi aona have been forced to quit the army and the navy, a fact which ill 1tltt an.taa f ft ( II. I. -- f .-" I'tllVUI HtHICM li. lIDf'UOHIllin J or llm nown nrlnr. .., in .1 the frnm taking thla tep. Hla maleaty laat Auiruat itrlormlnr.l to relgn, and made all preparation!, only giving tip the Idea on receipt of a frtlnfrrftm fmm Iftnr t-.tM.l -L waa then at Marlenbad, Imploring him . .... mm mt .rit-iiiiau, imploring mm J not to reilgn in order to avoid great political complication". King flcorge, however, la now great ly denreMed by recent eVenta, and la afraid of being deposed unlet he ab dicate. The chance of maintaining Iho dynaaty appear to him very small. CANADA OPENS WAR ON U. S. Drain Men See right If Erie Channel Is Not Improved. Ottawa, Canada, Dec. 7. Tho prime minister haa practically assured a dep ntatlon of shipping Interests that the Government has iieclded to reconatruct Welland canal Now plane will reduce the number of 'k from twenty-five- to seven, and ' ' regarded by ahlpplng men aa the " lep In n long war between tho i,u """" '"eresi or mo uniieii niaie anil i.nnaiia. Mince the Welland lock wero deepened lo 14 feet, the Kris bargo canal, from nuffalo to New York, baa been doing practically no butlncaa. It I pointed out thnt an approprla Hon from tho Htnte of New York of over 100.000.000 wn made a hort time ngo, and tho Trie canal will b deepened to 13 feet. Tho Krlo when six feet deep could earry grain through to New York cheaper than Itould bo carried via the Welland canal, when thnt canal wa only eight feet deep. With the Krle 13 feet deep, It I argued that the United States would get all the bual neas. Tears Tolt for Steamer. Hnllfnx, N. R, Dec. 7. Tt la feared hero tonight that the Ited Cross llnor Itosallng, commanded by Captain 8mltb, and bound from New York for St. Johns, N. P., was n victim of n furious gale which swept the seat of outtiwest ern Newfoundland last week. She bad a large passonger list. The steamer, whleh inlled from hero for St, Johns on Tuosday, was last heard from by wireless Wodneaday morning, when sho reported n torrlfla galo and a hard pas sage. Tho steamor at midnight was 100 hours overdue, Tong War Still Rages, San FrnncUeo, Deo. 7, Deapllo tho efforts of the Chlneso Six companies and tho peaeo ofllolal of this ontlro state to bring an ond to the long war which hss been raging for over a month be tweon tho Yeo family nnd tho On Ylck tong, two moro lives wero snuffed out today, making eight murdors slnco the war was declared. i PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS IN BRIEF I I rrtday, December 10. Wrtahlngtoii, Dee, 10. A n promliio of nellvlty In tlm lutereat of leglaln Hon, Ki'imtor todny Introduced inure limn flr,0 bill nml renolutioha cover lug 11 gniit vnriety of aubjoeta. Muny fulled of pimiiige In tho but emigre, nnd DO per ei-ul will rerolve acnut con nldonitlon tin niwalon, Mnny nro for iieualona not gnuitiHl under tho general law. Htiiudiiig out a 11 iitrlklng prupoib Hon wik 11 ri'nolutlon by Hoiiiitur Itny ncr todny uiithorllng the prealdent of Hut CiiIIihI HtatfR In come 1'riidib-nt .olnyii to lio iipiiri'liended n iiiminon eriniiiifll, eluirged with tin- nnitlir of two American engaged In revolution n ry nrtlvlly In Nlriragun, contrary to the code of wnr of nil civilized nation, The houMi wn In aeaalon on hour nnd 11 luilf nnd n largo number of men lire were luirodueed, Tho mot trlk lug fenturo of tho proceeding wa a pet'tli by Ilepreaontutlve Kueatcrinun, of WUeonalii, denying that bl Intorcat In (iermnii vliipplng wn no great a to eaimo him to nutngoiilzo a bill for the rrlief uf the American inerchniit nm rlntt. A no reiiorla have been made by rouiliiltti-ea, both liouaea nro wlthsu: eubjoeta iiimiu which to legialate. TIkj eiiate, therefore, ndjuuriieit until Mod- Iny nnd the bouao until Tuoaday, Thursday, December 0. Wnahlngton, Dec, !. Henutor Aid rich and Hpeaker Cannon, tho moat powerful inon In congrraa, are oiipoied to any mid nil leglalatlon looking to tho lending of financial aid to com plete government Irrigation project a now- In rourao of eonatructlon. They ftie oppOMd to a bond laauo; they uro o,prd to h direct appropriation, and ore opHvd to all other plana thua far auggrated. Weatern aenatora and representa tive! moat directly Intereated in thla leglalatlon are aadly divided among tlieiuarhea a to how money ahould lie ralaod fur thla purpoae. Homo aup port the IkiiuI Imiioj othera favor a dlreet appropriation; 1011m want the government to iaaue Intvreat-bearing warrant or eertlficatea. There la woeful lack of unanimity. Washington, Dec. (. Aaauranea that atepa of an important character toward the development of a ayatem of wa terwny Improvement in tho heart of the r.iiintry would be taken by the iireneut rongreaa were given by lro ideiit Taft to delegation which he rrrloi in the rant room of tho White IIoiim- today. To 3(MI romnilttccmcn, rejiretentlng the Ohio Valley Improvement aaaoela tlou, tint prraldent promlard to bring what Influence ho could in favor of the Improvement of the Ohio; and iirr 10 inn roiuiniiieo 01 nw irom tho New Orleans "Lakes to the Oulf Deep Nuterwaja" convention, be aaid that the Interest of those In congress who heretofore have turned n cold ahoulder lo the entlro subject of waturway Improvement had been aroused. Washington, Dec. 0. A 1,000,000 cut in tne appropriations for the coal supply for the navy wa reeommended today to tho bouse naval affair com mlHee by Hoar-Admiral Cowlea, chief of the bureau of equipment of the navy. Thla mean a corresponding curtail inent of the activities of the vessels In pursuance of the general policy of reducing all government expenditures. Wednesday, December 8. Wnahlngton, Dec. H. The senate com mltlei' on public expenditure., created lea than n venr nini, held It flrt for nml meeting today, and evolved a plan for tho eo operation of congress nnd the executive deportment In an effort to hold in check tendency townrd large appropriation by every congress. A ol ut conrrctslonnl commission, on which tho executive branch of tho government wus to bo represented, wn uggeted. It I planned thnt such a commission have the power to Inveatlgato all mat ters calling for appropriation and all projects that might in the future In vulva n large expenditure. Several subcommittee!! were npjmtntod to deal with the standing committees of the senate that handle tho great supply bills. Washington, Dec. ft. Thoma V. Cleave and James C. Courta, clerks respectively of tho senate nml houae committee on appropriations, have la aued their annual comparison of estl mate of appropriations. Tho figure aliow a total estimate for tho next fiscal year, beginning July 1, of tl78,lL,fl,7tM). a compared with a total appropriation In the laat session of $1,023,832,001, and total oatlmiite 01 tual session for 1,0.1S,3S708, Tho ostlmato is more than $80,000,000 lea than that of tho nrovlou cIon. and ulmoat $13,000,000 les than tho actual appropriations of that scsalon. Washington, Doe. 8. Tho house com nilttoo 011 iigrlculturo today decided to inno up 1110 agricultural appropriation bill next Monday, Tho eatlmnte upon which hearing will bo given npproxl muto $13,000,000. Tho Scott bill to nro hlblt dealing In futures in cotton, grain nnd other farm product will bo pressed Inter. Tuesday, December 7, Washington, Doc. 7. President Taft today sent to the icuato a Hat of about 1,300 nominations to federal offlces. 1'racticnlly all are rccca appointment announced from Hmo to timo a made and tho greater part of tho Hit I made up or pomimiter in itio imuiicr eitic mid ceuau auoorvlaor. One of tho Important new announce nionta la thnt of tho reappointment of rrankllii K. Lano na a member of tho Interalate commerce cotnmlaaion. Han ford II, Dolo. ex-governor of tho Ha watln lalauda, la named a United Htnte judge for tho territory of Hawaii, Wnahlngton, Dec. 7. Tho nrealdent today ont to tho aonato tho following nominatlona, among them aeveral reccaa appointment! ('enaua aunervlaora: Oregon--llobert J. Hendricks, first dlatrlct; Heuceu C. Death, aecond dis trict. Wnahlngton llobert W. Hill, first dlatrlct; (Jay 8. Kelly, aecond diatriet; Arthur M. Slcrcb. third diatriet. Idaho Joaoph i'errault, Jr. Land ofllcera Charles II. Merrick, regiater, rornanu; n. 1: Jones, rcgu ter, Iloaeburi;. Wnahlngton, Dee. 7. Senator Jones today Introduced a bill tranaferrlng to Whitman college the entire military reaervallon at Walla Walla, Waah., ft being the dealre of tho war department to dlapenae with that army poat. There are 100 acre In tho reservation, for which the government will have no fur. tber uae after tho poat la abandoned, nod repreaeutative of the college are anxloua to secure It for their institu tion. Monday, December 0. Washington, Dee. 0. When the en ate wa called to order 81 members responded, I'rsetlcally no bualncs wa transacted by either home, and as a mark of respect to tho lata Senator Martin Johnson, of North Dakota, the upper house adjourned after being In aeaalon only 13 minutes. Ilrlcf as was the senate's 13 minute aeaalon, It waa enlivened by an unsuc cessful attempt on the part of Mr. Halley to defeat the passage of the uaual resolution that the daily sessions begin at noon, suggesting that the senate ahould convene Inatead at 3 o'clock, Mr. Halley said he would llko to see the senate hold nicht scs- aiona that senators might devote the day to individual business. The bouse session continued 40 min ute, In which W. W. McCredie, new representative from the Second Waah ington district, wbo auceeed the late trnncia . Cuabman. waa aworn in Although only 341 members responded 10 meir name, almost a luu member ship appeared on tho houae floor. The following bill were introduced! Garner, I'a., to inveatlgato entire cus toms service, particularly In regard o the augar rrauda; Jiitcoeock, Xcbraa- ka. for the estitlillihmfint of nnatsl I savings banks; tann, Illinois, xor led eral regulation of the "white slave Hade," another by Mr. Mann for free admission of wood pulp; Hamilton, Michigan, to grant statehood to New Mexico and Arizona. Resolutions of respect for the mem ory of Senator Johnson, of North Da kota, and of Representatives De Ar mond and Lasslter, who died In the recess, were adopted, and as a further mark of respect the two houses ad journed until noon tomorrow. Conservation Expects Opposition. Wnahlngton. Dee. 7. The friend of the policy of conaervation of natural re source reallie today that their fight in the eongrcn which convened Monday will be centered in the houao commit tee on lands. It la aaid that the con servation measure are apt to slumber In tho committee pigeon hole, unless the HUgernld amendment to the house rules can be operated to forco tbo meas ures out- Speaker Cannon and Repre sentative Mondell, of Wyoming, who is chairman of the lands committee, are said to havo an understanding. Mondell own n crest amount of land In Wyo ming. It will bo asserted that Secre tary Halllnger's recommendations for conservation leglalatlon aro for the moat part unconstitutional. Foreat rires on Decrease. Wnahlngton, Dee, 10. While the mer chantable timber destroyed in the years of IPOS and 1001) compare favorably, the moat favorablo comparison comes in the total amount destroyed during Iho two year. In 1P0S timber mid young tree valued at $430,340 were destroyed by fire, while during the year just passed tho total wn reduced to $100,473.33. Thla I but 33 per cent of the amount destroyed the year lieforo. Of thli total $73,931 wn In merchant able timber, damage to the reproduc tion of timber $30,083.50, and to forage $1,808.00. Marine Corps Out of Date. Washington, Dec. 10, Obsolete bar rack, deteriorated rltlen nnd n scarcity of enlisted men nnd odlcor arc the bail of somo of tho complaints made by Mnjor-Heneral Klllott, commandant of tho marine corps, in tits nnniiul report, made public today. Ho laid particular stress upon tho fact that 10.000 now rule nro needed by tho marine corps, Taft Cuts Out Automobiles. Wnshlugtou, Dee, 11. Economy In expense account I being Impressed upon otllcluls in tho government serv ice. A notable caso Is that of Internal revenue agents and inspectors, who aro Instructed thnt cap', taxlcabs and au tomobiles nro to bo uaod only In cases of absolute necessity. THU BUSINESS HIDE CT TARMINO Professor Bexell Give Some Valuable and Interesting Pointer. Oregon Agricultural College, Corval lis, Dec. 0. Tho Oregon Agricultural college has just issued bulletin for tteo distribution emphasising better bualnoas motbods on the farm. 1'rofoasor llexell, the author of the bulletin, says In bis Introduction! "It Is a truism to ssy that the fluau clal aide of farming Is of tho utmost Importance, liut the act remains that this side of the world's greatest indus try Is almost entirely neglected by both the farmer and the schools, I'rofesaor Halley says on this subject: 'In visit ing practically tvtry farm in one of the counties of tbo state (New York) we did not And one man who knew how much It cost blm to produeo milk or to raise any of hi crop.' "The secretary of agriculture, in re cent year books, points out the remark able prosperity of the furmet; that the export of farm products Is vastly In exceaa of all other exports combined; that a million agricultural debtors have been transformed daring the last ten years Into the same number of sur plus depositors; that 'contrary to his repuianon, me rarmer is a great or ganizer, and he has achieved remarka ble and enormons successes In many lines of economic co operation In which t'ue people of other occupations have either made no beginning at all or have nearly if not completely fa'Jcd.' lie points out that most fanners live bet ter than the average merchant or me chanic. "Tho business of farming assumes two dlatinet phases: the productive phaae and the exchange phase. The one alms to extraet the treasures front tii soil; the other to place them in the bands of the consumer. It Is Im portant not only to raise abundant crops, but also to sell the products to advantage. "The Importance of the exchange phaae Is often lost sight of. A farm may be forced to yield to It maximum capacity, labor may be managed prop erly and waste reduced to a minimum; and yet the net result may be a loss at the end of the year. As a general economic proposition, It might be said that large crops often result In serious loss to society a a whole. If the net value to the consumer is les than the labor and capital expended on the eroo. society 11 me loser uy me uiiierence. Hence the Importance of a thorough understanding by the farmer as well as by the merchant and manufacturer of the laws and method of exchange or commerce. "That farming Is a science has been emphasized so much that the fact that it Is also a business is often lost sight of. It is a real business, and ono which pav the United State close to eight billion dollar annually. It has been demonstrated repeatedly that no legit imate business pays better than farm ing. It may be a little more up-blll work at the start, since most farmers begin business with small capital, but it is incomparably safer in the long run, and will insure a compoVnee for old age with greater certainty than- any other occupation. But let it ever be borne In mind that the condition for success Is that farming mult be eon ducted on business principle. "Not many generations ago it was considered sufficient for the average manufacturer merely to record bis cash receipts and expenditures and to keep a tolerably accurate check on the cash balance. In many instances the left trouser pocket served as the dsblt side and the right as the credit side of the 'ledger.' Modern business methods and sharp competition have changed these notions until today it Is necessary to know the cost of production in ad vance to tbo smallest detail. Anelent bui'nesi methods prevail yet, very gen erally, on the farm. Tbo wonderful progress of the American farmer is due to marvelous natural resources. labor- saving inventions, and natural inge nuity, raiuer man to wile and prudent management. "In cortaln respects a farmer must combine tho method of the manufac turer and the merchant. lie muat learn not only how to increaae production, our. aiao now 10 laciutaie tne prontauie exchange of his products. He must re dueo the cost of production to the min imum by Increasing the quality and the quantity of his products, and by getting full value out of labor. He must manage 10 that his working force, farm hands, children, horses, all are constantly employed. This requires most skillful management in the rota tion of crops, in the division of lnoor, in selecting seeds, fertilizers and stock, and, above all, it require general pru dence in purchasing equipment and supplies, and in marketing products. This class of farmers require a variety of records to assist In the proper man agement of their business. A first class set of books is juat as Indla pensible to them as to the banker or t the manufacturer." The bulletin Is illustrated with 20 full-page engravings. It will he sent free en request. Address Profeasor J, A. llexell, Corvallls, Ore. Strikers Fire on Quarda. Bridgeport, O., Dec. 0. Martial Jaw tonight holds away here, where 8,000 striking employes of tho Aetna-Standard plant of the Sheet and Tin Plate company, subsidiary of the United States Steel corporation, have been rioting since midnight Friday. A reg iment of infantry, ono squadron of cav alry and over ISO deputy sheriff and police from the city guarded the mills. Five men have been shot and more or less seriously wounded within 34 hours. A reaerai court injunction nas been naked to rostraln strikers from injur ing the plant. CONGRESS IS OPENED t Usual First Day Cen ramies Mi la Beth Houses. MANY CONTESTS ARE EXPECTEI Sixty-First Congress I Likely to Clo Down In History aa Law Session Will Investigate Nicaragua. Washington, Dec 0-The keynote of the Taft administration will bo ounded at the first regular soiaion of the sixty-first congress, whleh opened today with the usual ceremonies and benedictions by the chaplains of the two houses. That important action and quick ac tion will be taken on the Nlearagnaa dispute over the execution of the two Americans, Oroce and Cannon, is a foregone conclusion, as the president and Secretary Knox aro much wrought np over the move of President ZeUya of the Central American republic. It is probable that action oa this dispute will develop Into a controversy be tween the supporter of the adminis tration and the advocates of poace la the two fcouses. The president's message of 16.00O' words will be read tomorrow asking for radical action in the alteration of the laws regarding Interstate com merce and the big corporations of the country, public lands and the conser vation of natnrai resources. On all these subjects a struggle ia apt to develop between iho president and the conservative element in his own party, headed by Senator Kelson W. Aldrich in the senate, and Speaker Joseph Cannon In the bouse on tie one aiand, and the president and tho insurgent of both houses, who aeek more radical action than the president, on the other hand. The insurgents will make themselves heard in an effort to amend the pres ent bouso rules to limit the power of the speaker, and in the senate they will endeavor to force sane action on a tariff commission. Representative Fowler will lead in the house in an effort to force a monetary reform along the lines of asset currency. President Taft's belief In the issu ance of bonds for the completion of irrigation projects now under way as well as the development of navigable rivers and harbors will meet with, some opposition among the eastern states, but the west to a man will un doubtedly be with bias on the irriga tion proposition. An effort to have congress make a rigid investigation of the sugar-weigh-ing frauds, opposed br the ilinn.,. general as hampering the prosecution, and also of the controversy between Secretary Richard A. IUlllnger, of tbo interior department, and Chief For ester Clifford Pinehot, will undoubt ed come up at tbia session. locks sxLr m itkrt furnaok Moving-Picture Operator Take Des perate Chance to Avoid Panic Los Angeles, Cal., Dee. 7. Joseph Pierce, the machine operator at the Hermann inovinc-pleturo show. 4 BO South Spring street, made himself a hero last night, when be closed tho steel and nibesios door of his den upon himself and remained in a furnace of exploding and burning films, while the manageV, K. h. Kennedy, calmed and sent away the audience without panic. Pierce, when ho emerged from his fiery ordeal, his hair nnd cbthing scorched and painful burns upon his hands, said he was at work when something went wrong with the wires. In an instant the fire had communi cated from the crossed wires to the highly Inflammable films and the en tire room was a mass of flames. The rooms in which the moving pictures are operated are surrounded with walls, floors and ceiling of steel and fixed with handy devices for closing all openings. When the trouble with the wires started, the fire extinguished all the lights in the theater and the red lights over the several exits wero turned on. Prince Miguel la Sued. Duda Teat, Dec. T. According to the newspapers, a syndicate of credi tors has sued Prince Miguel of Brag ants, who married Miss Anita Stew art of New York last September, for $1,000,000. Some years ago, a paper says. Prince Miguel was In financial atralts and the syndicate advanced him a large sum. payable when ha should make a rich marriage. Tho claim is so great that following nego tiations that resulted in his marriage to Miss Anita Stewart, the princo promised to recoup the sypdtcate with one-fifth of tho dowry. Pilot Takes All Majae. Philadelphia, Dee. 7.F. M". Luk bor, pilot in charge of the United states transport Prairie, which ground ed Thursday near Delaware City, said today that he alone was responsible for the accident nd that Captain. Kellogg, coBiamndcr of the Prairie, la in no way to be blamed.